About 400 people attended the Centre's event in Sydney with renowned American political scientist, thinker and author Professor Francis Fukuyama. Chief Executive Professor Geoffrey Garrett conversed with Professor Fukuyama on a wide range of issues from the new administration's foreign policy, to the rise of China, the use of hard and soft power and the impact of climate change. The conversation was followed by a Q & A session.
Past event
Francis Fukuyama: American foreign policy after Bush
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28 May 2008. 12.00am–12.00am AEST
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